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Freemium games have to implement their business model in a way that doesn’t unbalance the gameplay, and they have to have gameplay high-quality enough to be worth everyone’s time to begin with. Real Racing 3 succeeds brilliantly on both counts.

If you're a free to play gamer used to the often basic games that litter the Top Free chart on the App Store, Real Racing 3 is going to knock your socks off. Our verdict is to definitely give the game a try, and if you feel the timers are too oppressive, the alerts are too annoying, or it just doesn't otherwise jive with your play style, either download one of the other Real Racing games or check out other great racers on the App Store like Gameloft's Asphalt 7: Heat [$4.99] or EA's Need For Speed: Most Wanted [$6.99] and race the night away.

Once you get over the assist-related speed bump, there’s little to not love about Real Racing 3. The freemium business model and CSR Racing-inspired changes might not be for everyone, but those who can get on board with these tweaks will find themselves more than happy to strap into the driver’s seat.

Whether the exact implementation of Real Racing 3's show-stopping freemium model is a matter of greed or inexperience, we can't know - but we want to believe the latter. We also want to believe that between now and the game's global release on February 28th, greater consideration will be given to the long-term supporters of the series, and that a timer-free premium edition of the game will be released alongside this current incarnation. If that happens, we'll revisit our opinion of Real Racing 3 - and give it the accolades it would otherwise unquestionably deserve.

There is a fantastic racing game core to Real Racing 3, but it is hiding behind a restricting free-to-play model. If there was a one-time purchase to eliminate upgrade times and increase the amount of cash earned per event, Real Racing 3 would be far more balanced and recommended without hesitation.

This is a sensitive employment of free-to-play, but despite its presentation and name, Real Racing 3 remains an arcade game in sim clothing, and one hamstrung by its host format. Limitations that keep it firmly in the tail-lights of deeper console experiences.